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Keywords sets up venture capital division
Amount backing this arm unclear
Grand Strategy
Paradox expects 10 per cent of sales to come from mobile by 2020
Tencent-backed PC strategy giant has eyes set on mobile development and more acquisitions
New Digs
GameAnalytics continues APAC expansion with new office in India
The move is the mobile analytics firms second expansion in the region following an office opening in China in 2016
International Expansion
Chartboost opens Barcelona office
New branch will house engineering team
On The Move
Farming Simulator dev Giants Software opens new studio in the Czech Republic
Swiss company also set to move offices as part of the shakeup
Going Global
Ex-Apple GM leads Roblox international expansion
Popular game gets Spanish localisation, other languages coming soon
International Expansion
Kongregate gets first international expansion with Montreal office
“Expanding our resources and time zones allows us as a company to be closer to our Canadian and European partners," says CEO Emily Greer
Regional Expansion
Chinese ads firm PapayaMobile opens London office to extend European reach
CEO Si Shen discusses the big move and future plans
Blam!
Nordcurrent acquires Ukrainian studio Blam Games
Team of 40 joins Cooking Fever publisher
New Digs
Big Blue Bubble moves to new digs in Ontario
The Jungle Guardians developer now shares a studio space with Voices.com and Autodata
Heading East
Mobile game blockchain distribution platform ALAX opens Hong Kong office
Set for token-based fundraiser on April 17th to 23rd
Studio Expansion
Keywords expands North America HQ in Montreal
Services provider continues rapid growth
M&a
Keywords expands audio services with three acquisitions
Spending spree continues
New Studio
Avakin life developer Lockwood Publishing opens new studio in Newcastle
The new office will be headed up by Ubisoft alumni Joe Stevens
International Expansion
Mobile esports platform RewardMob opens new European office
Start-up wants closer ties with developers in the region
Pressing Forward
Sony ForwardWorks preparing to push its games beyond Japan in 2018
Sora to Umi no Aida coming to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau first
Further Research
User testing firm Player Research expands its services with new lab in Montreal
Former Compulsion and Ubisoft user researcher Morgan Kennedy
Branching Out
Advertising agency Pocket Media opens Tel Aviv office
Ex-Linicom Head of Video Alon Reichman named GM alongside video specialist Mor Goldring
New Studio
Wargaming opens mobile game development studio in Moscow
Team to work on midcore titles
Scope For Expansion
The Walking Dead: Road to Survival developer Scopely opening new studio in Barcelona
Developer reportedly set to invest between €2 million to €3 million in the new office
Business Expansion
Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle developer Akatsuki opens US film and TV branch
Developer branches out into new mediums
A New Challenger
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba acquires EJoy and sets up new games division
One of China's richest companies formally enters the games arena
Zynga In India
Zynga plots major growth in India and expansion of its Bengaluru studio
350 staff not enough for its second-biggest studio
Square Enix Plans
Square Enix sets sights on $900 million in sales from its mobile games
Better games, targeting new markets, and the rise of HTML5 will aid its quest
Iap By The Gram
Settling in and exploring new avenues: Gram Games on moving from a small studio to a mid-size company
Culture Developer Erin O'Brien talks IAP and settling down after a year of expansion
Business Expansion
Fish Tycoon developer Gogii Games opens Halifax studio
Plans to recruit as many as 20 staff
Mobile Plans
Razer: “There is a huge opportunity to disrupt the mobile market”
CEO Min-Liang Tan eyes company expansion
Adjust Into China
Analytics firm Adjust expands mobile measurements platform into China
Down from a 2.67 second delay to just 1.01 seconds
Ad2china
Digital marketer ad2games expands into China with Shanghai office
Reaching clients without time differences
Expansion Warchest
Chinese mobile games developer ShineZone raises $58 million
May acquire new studios overseas
Team More Than 17
Team17 boosts biz dev and marketing teams as it targets US developers
Looking to raise its profile abroad
Jam World
Jam City eyes up IPO and expansion into Asia in 2017
Peanuts game revealed as Snoopy Pop
Supercell Expansion?
Supercell weighing up investments in other developers and opening new studios
CEO Ilkka Paananen expands on his previous hints
Gram Goes Midcore
Six! developer Gram Games officially opens London studio to focus on midcore
Shifting genres, moving headquarters
Look At Me
Worth 3 Supercells: SoftBank gets back into the expansion game with $32 billion acquisition of ARM
Indebted Japanese firm spends more
The Mad Way
New Madfinger studio head Miguel Caron on the company culture that's building nextgen mobile shooters
"There's things that I should fix, but I don't want to."
London Calling
Pokerist dev KamaGames expands with new London office, hires Daniel Kashti and Sam Forrest
Appoints new CMO and PR
Now In 8 Cities
Mobile data outfit Adjust opens Paris office
Aline Reiniche named Country Manager
Get Hired In Istanbul, London Or Sf
How to get a job at leading Turkish developer Gram Games
Chief People and Culture Officer Emre Tunçbilek shares insights
Location Is Key
Ingress and Pokémon Go dev Niantic opens Tokyo office
Studio to focus on Pokémon Go and building a platform
Now Hiring
Hothead Games goes coast-to-coast with new Halifax studio
New 25-strong studio to focus on Kill Shot and live ops
Growth Spurt
Sumo Digital hires industry legend Ian Livingstone, announces plans for new UK studio
Ian Livingstone CBE and Kats Soto bolster a growing Sumo
Rebounds
Following hard reset in SF, GREE expands with new offices in Berlin and Melbourne
Cheaper, fresher locations
Scaling Up
Post-Scopely investment, Digit Game Studios looks to add 40 staff
Dublin developer on the move
Western Promise
Chinese dev Seasun Entertainment opens US office
San Mateo's the place to be
Half A World Away
Estonian game accelerator GameFounders prepares for Malaysian program with regional tour
3 weeks, 7 cities
Growth Spurt
RevMob expands Sao Paulo HQ and boosts workforce
Brazillian ad platform grows rapidly
Ring Of Opportunity
AppLift opens offices in Beijing, Tokyo and Delhi
Marketing platform expands into Asia Pacific
Eastward Bound
Chillingo sets up shop in Shanghai
Publishing services expand in to China
Jam Jute Games
Tag Games doubles office space for ChilliWorks expansion
Tools business on the up